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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 25.
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ROOSEVELT FORCES
Twentysix Taft Contested Delegates Are Seated In
Chicago Convention
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BRYAN
Progressives Lose in Fight Over Question of Contested
Delegations Being Allowed to Vote in Their Own
Cases and In Organizing.
Clucago, III., June 21. With the steam roller ever In good working or
der, Uio TaTt forces won on practically every question that was brought
before the repuhllcan national convention today, the fight centering mainly
about the contested Alabanui delegates, which resolutions, Introduced by
Governor Hadley, of Missouri, to prevent the contested delegates from tak
ing party In the tcniMrary organization, or any questions In the committee
rooms, were also defeated, making a defeat for the Roosevelt men.
A distinctive feature of the convention today was the hearty applause
accorded to William Jennings Bryan, democratic leader, who was cheered
and demanded to make a speech whlcli he refused to do.
When the convention met for a
brief session at 11 o'clock. Chairman
Uoot sent a demand to Chairman De
vlne of the credentials committee to
present a report of the contests dis
posed of and also on the convention
roll, in order that the convention
might pass on them. This action was
taken following a refusal of Divine
to make a report, which the creden
tials committee finally agreed to do.
A long wait was occasioned by the
failure of the committee to comply
with the promise to report, however,
when It was finally announced that
the majority reports In the cases of
Alabama and Arizona, were ready.
The Roosevelt people, however, were
not ready with their minority report.
Bryan cheered by Republicans.
Various state delegations passed
the time cheering. The Pennsylvania
delegation and eighteen Massachu
setts men, Kansas and California be
ing especially noticeable for cheering
for Roosevelt. Wisconsin men yelled
for Senator La Follette.
W. J. Bryan then came in and was
loudly cheered to shouts for a speech
but shook his head.
Following Chairman Roofs calling
the convention to order and Invoca
tion, the report of the credentials
committee was brought In, It recom
mends that the Taft delegates from
the Ninth Alabama district be seat
ed. The majority members said the
Taft delegates' election was regular
while that of the Roosevelt men was
not.
The minority report was submitted
by Delegate McCormlck of Illinois,
who said ho had no time to prepare
a proper report, so the Rosevelt mi
nority merely presented a dissenting
opinion.
The Roosevelt men objected to rep
resentation on the committee of mem
bers frm those states where contests
were filed and also to participation
In the credentials committee deliber
ations by members of the national
committee, who had originally pass
ed on the temporary roll.
Governor Hadley of Mlssurl, moved
the substitution of the minority re
port for that of the majority. He ask
ed that McCormlck bo given unani
mous consent to read a brief dealing
with the Question. This was opposed
but Chairman Root ruled the Mc
Cormlck statement could be road.
McCormick's statement declared that
the Taft convention In the ninth
Alabama district was an Irregular one
and of bolting men. The motion was
tabled. Oregon voted five for and
five against. '
BUSINESS HOUSES OF
DOORS DURING BIG
Friday, June 28, will not be one of
tho biggest business days of the year.
Because of the big Elks' Circus which
Is to put on Its performances then,
tho day Is to bo distinctly a festal one
nnd the merchants and other business
men of the city are almost unanimous
in their doclslon to close their doors
during tho afternon. A petition to
this end was circulated yesterday af
ternoon and practically every busi
ness house, saloons and cigar stores
Included, signed willingly.
Tho following aro the signatures
to tho general petition:
Petition to the Business Men of Ten-
dloton to close Elks' Circus Day:
III
STEAM ROLLER
BY G. 0. P.
Governor Hadley also made a mo
tlon that the seventy-two Taft dele
gates, whose seats have been con
tested, be not permitted to vote on
any question, on convention organlza
tln. until the delegates had been pass
ed upon by the convention. The mo
tion was tabled by a vote of S69 to
49.
When the committee presented Its
report favoring seating th Arizona
delegation. It was followed by a mi
nority report favoring the Roosevelt
men, the former being adopted by
the convention by a vote of 565 to
495, as did also the majority report
favoring the Taft delegates from Ar
kansas. Governor Hadley's motions
to adopt the minority report waa ta
bled on motion of Watson. The Ar
kansas Taft delegation was seated by
a viva voce vote.
The committee also favored seating
the Taft delegates from the fourth
California district. The six Taft del
egates at large from Michigan were
also recommended seated by the com
mittee, by a vote of 26 to 10.
PLANK DENOUNCES
RECALL OF JUDGES
Chicago, June 21 The subcom
mittee today wrote Into the temporary
platform a plang, denouncing the re
call of Judges and Judicial deslclons.
It is expected that froction of the
progressives, who do not subscribe
to the Roosevelt bolt and who in
tend to remain "regular" will oppose
the plank in the full committee and
even on the floor of the convention,
but in view of the majority held by
the conservatives and their appar
ent desire to put an unequivocal
stamp of that sort on the "regular"
program. It is expected the plank will
stand. Whatever it's fate, the La
Follette men will prevent a platform,
as a minority report.
No difficulty over tho tnrlff de
claration, developed today and it is
an entirely now plank that Is being
drafted.
A. W. Nye, well known local resi
dent and who was made grand chap
lain of the grand chapter Royal Arch
Masons, returned from Portland this
morning. IIo was accompanied by
Mrs. Nyo. .
Many people loso, in many
who keep quiet about It.
ways,
PENDLETON TO CLOSE
CIRCUS BY LOCAL ELKS
We the undersigned, business men
of Pendleton, will close our respec
tive plaees of business, during the
hours from noon (12 m until four
(4) p. m., June 23.
We do also urge all business and
professional men of this city to do
likewise, whether they get an op
portunity to sign this petition or not
that tho notico of this intention ap
pearing In the newspapers of the city
shall bo an invitation to Join us In ad
vnnclng the best Interests of this pro
gresslvo city.
Let us make It unanimous.
(Continued on page five.)
CRUSHED
CHEERED
PENDLETON", OREGON,
551 PMI
IMPEACHMENT OF HANFORD
Washington, D.'C, June 21. Theipf the ' house of representatives fol
house Judiciary committee today voted lwlnK the cancellation of the citlzen-
, , . , . , . ... hlp papers of Oleson, of Tacoma.
unanimously to impeach federal Judge The houe w,n ,n a probabIlltJ,
Hanford of Seattle, after lnvestlgat- fcdopt the committee's report, which
lng charges filed by Congressman
Victor Berger, the socialist member
If
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AND STATES'
COr,lf.llTTEE,lE!l
Chicago, June 21. The reduction
of representation of delegates front
the southern states, Is a rock prom
ising a lively contest In the conven
tion. A minority report of the rules
committee Is being prepared today, to
greatly reduce the number of dele
gates from the "solid south."
Basing the apportionment of the
delegates upon the number of votes
cast at the preceding general elec
tion, Is a minority suggestion, a re
newal of a plan discussed generally
for the last sixteen years. They pro
pose to allow one delegate for each
10,000 republican votes cast. This
would cut the Texas representation,
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CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY
TAFT MEN; PLATFORM TO BE 'STANDPAT'
Chicago, 111., June 21. At 7 o'clock
this morning the credentials commit
tee was still In session and at that
time had approved the seating of the
Taft delegates as follows:
Alabama, 2; Arizona, 6; Arkansas,
16; Florida, 12; Georgia, 4; Indiana,
12, and California, 2.
The California contest was the most
bitter. Phillip Bancroft and Charles
S. Wheeler, the two Roosevelt dele
gates from the fourth district, sent a
letter to the committee, accusing that
body of prejudicing their case. They
said that they believed that a major
ity of the committee would decide
the cases in accordance with the pre
arranged political campaign.
A motion to substitute the Roose
BRYAN STARTS FIGHT
ON ALTON B. PARKER
Chicago, June 21. William J. Bry-,
an today sent a telegram to Champ
Clark, Governor Wilson, Governor
Foss, Governor Burke, Mayor Gaynor
and Governor Baldwin, declaring war
on the selection of Alton B. Parker
as temporary chairman of the nation
al democratic committee, and asked
their aid in the fight against Parker,
light Interests Democrats.
Baltimore, June 21. Chief interest
of the democrats here today centered
In the fight that is imminent between
Bryan and the conservative leaders
over the selection of Alton B. Parker
as temporary chairman of the con
vention. Bryan will oppose Parker's
election to the last, declare his close
friends.
HERALD MAGNATE HAS
ANOTHER BRILLIANT IDEA.
New York. Mr. Bennett, editor
and publisher of the Herald and Eve
ning Telegram, has added another
name to his Index expurgatorious. It
Is now as much as a reporter's Job is
worth to mention the name of Col
onel Roosevelt. Since the colonel has
been much In the public eye of late,
the news writers of the Bennett pa
pers have been forced to do a lot of
thinking to find synonyms for the
third term candidate," which Is the
accepted formula for any reference to
the leading citizen of Oyster Bay. For
some years Mr. Bennett has had in
force a rule prohibiting the uso of
the name of William Randolph Hearst
In his papers.
Sl'ES BORDEN FOR WIFE'S BILL.
New York. Suit has been brought
In the city court against Gail Bor
den, son of tho founder of a largo
milk company, by Charles H. Davis of
the Hotel St. Andrew to recover $1,
commodatlons and cash supplied to
592.77, alleged to be due for hotel ac
Mrs. Borden and her 16-year-old
daughter, Ramona.
John Leary of 149 Broadway, Da
vis lawyer, allege that Mr. Borden
had agreed to defray all the expenses
of his wife and daughter but this was
denied by Mr. Borden, who resides
now at tho Hotel Flaza.
Mr. Boren and his wlfo became es
tranged more than a year ago. Mrs.
Borden brought action for 'divorce,
Mr. Borden allowing her JfiO.OOO a
year. According to intimate l'iiends,
tills agreement was uot carried out.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1012.
URGED BY COMMITTEE
includes a draft of specifications for
articles of Impeachment.
DELEGATIONS
RIGHTS III MATTER OF
IS MINORITY PROGRAM
for Instance, from 40 to 6.
1 Roosevelt members of the rules
committee are lined up for the am
endment. ' Another radical change In the
rules suggested by the minority. Is a
declaration for "state rights." In
naming national committeemen, the
plan Is to give each state the author
ity to elect its own committeemen
In any way It may elect.
The most drastic change In the rules
as agreed to by both the majority and
aiinorlty, Is that of giving the na
lonal committee power to remove
from that body any committeemen
who refuse to support the nominee
of the party
velt delegates for the Taft men was
defeated after a debate lasting three
hours, by a vote of 28 to 16. Oregon
voted for the Roosevelt proposition.
A Standat riatform.
The subcommittee, drafting the
1812 republican platform, went into
session at 9 o'clock this morning. All
early information was to the effect
that the platform will be marked
throughout with conservatism, even
going further in some respects in this
direction than did the 1908 platform.
The tariff plank, on which Charles
W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, and Wil
liam Barnes, Jr., of New York, have
bestowed much labor, will promise
tariff revision under President Taft's
commission plan.
A. W. NYE IS MADE
R0YALARCH CHAPLAIN
A. W. Nye. formerly deacon of the
Pendleton Commercial club and well
known and popular Pendleton pio
neer, has been honored through be
ing made grand chaplain of the grand
chapter of Oregon Royal Arch Ma
sons. At the grand chapter session
Just held In Portland Mr. Nye was
representative from Pendleton chap
ter and he was named as grand chap
lain by Oscar Hayter, grand high
priest. Mr. Nye is the only eastern
Oregon officer in the grand chapter
and his appointment was made In def
erence to this section of the state as
well as in recognition of the new
grand chaplain's own merits as a
member of the order.
SNAKE IN PULPIT TENDER
FOOT PREACHER KILLS IT
Greeley, Colo. The Rev. John Bent-
ley, an Invalid tenderfoot graduate -of
an Eastern theological college, may
have a congregation any time his
health permits him to preach here,
because of his nerve.
Addressing a rather cold handful
of people In the little adobe school
house, ten miles from her, he paused
suddenly at sight of a rattlesnake that
had joined his congregation and nest
led at his feet. He stooped quickly
grabbed the reptile back of the
neck, carried It out of the sehoolhouse
and stamped it to death.
Returning he dropped the subject
of his sermon and symbolizing the
snake as sin, held his congregation
for half an hour. At night the con
gregation was too large for t'.-.e school
house. THEATRICAL MAGNATE
"SUPES" IN THE ORIENT
New York. Henry W. Savage,
theatrical manager, who for the last
five months has been on a pleasure
trip In China, Japan nnd India, re
turned home today on the Lusltanla.
He mado a special study of the native
plays and theaters In Hongkong nnd
Japan, he said. In Hongkong nnd To
klo ho had the unique experience of
"suplng" upon the native stage in
varloils performances. He did this to
got local color and see how things
worked behind the scenes.
A man who Is a great hustler can
not expect to maintain a largo supply
of dignity.
E1D3
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WILSON OR BRYAN AS COLONEL'S
RUNNING MATE NOW PROPOSED
Leaders In G. 0. P. Thus See Way to Defeat
Conservatives and Interests
BALTIMORE CONVENTION
Should Machine Men Win Democratic Contest, Indepen
dents of That Organization Would Join Move, Think
Framers of New Plan.
Chicago, Juno 21. Roosevelt managers today are working out nlans for
a big new party, In order that a progressive mass meeting can be held early
In August to perfect a national organization.. Governor Woodrow Wilson Is
talked or as a running mate for Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan Is
also prominently mentioned. It Is pointed out by George. L. Record, of New
Jersey, who is a strong advocate of this program, that Colonel Roosevelt and
Governor Wilson, being really radicals to an equal degree and belonging in
the same party and tliat President Taft and Governor Harmon are in fact,
representatives or the same interests at the opposite extreme and that the
timo for a new alignment has come.
A mass convention will be the next big step after a bolt from the old
time republican organization has been worked out.
"It is time to -shake Penrose, Crane
and Root," said Record.' "They should
herd .themselves in a party which
stands openly for special privilege and
the perversion of courts. We who
stand for human rights and for so
cial Justice have nothing in common
with them. We ought to go with
clean democrats like Ben Llndsley, W.
J. Bryan and others of their kind.
We have faith tha this country is
ready to' respond to this call."
Demos Encourage T. R, Men.
Roosevelt men are enrouraged in
their scheme by the choice of Alton
B. Parker as temporary chairman of
the Baltimore democratic convention.
They hope the democratic convention
will choose some reacionary candi
date like Governor Harmon or Con
gressman Underwood. This would
mean two conservative presidential
candidates with Colonel Roosevelt the
only progressive.
Colonel Roosevelt put In the entire
morning in his suite, conferring with
his lieutenants. Os soon as the con
vention was called to order, the col
onel's private fire, to the convention,
NOMINATION MAY
COME NEXT WEEK
Chicago, June 21. Anticipating a
lssible prolongation of the conven
tion into next week. Colonel Harry
New of committee on .arrangements
today obtained an option on the Coli
seum till a week from tomorrow.
.."The chances are the convention
will swing Into the middle of next
week," said New. "We are not tak
ing any chances on being ousted from
the Coliseum. My own opinion Is
that adjournment will come about
Monday."
WORST WIND AND DUST
Tendleton experienced the worst
wind storm of the year yesterday af
ternoon and the fact that it brought
with at a great burden of dust made
It extremely disagreeable as well as
harmful. Branches were broken
from trees by the score and In some
places whole trees fell before the on
slaught, wires were blown down In
almost every Section of the city, small
buildings toppled over and much mi
nor damage done. It is estimated that
the wind had a velocity of about 52
miles nn hour.
The greatest damage done by the
wind was to the Pacific Power &
Light nnd the Pacific States Tele
phone and Telegraph companies, their
wires going down In every direction.
Especially in the east end of the city
was the wire damage heavy. As a
result of this precipitation of wires,
many telephones were put out of or
der and almost the whole city de
prived of power and light. The cut
ting off of the current stopped the
machinery at the East Oregunlan un
til the auxiliary seam plant could be
started, which delay caused the news
reports to be curtailed and made tlv
delivery of the impels late.
SWEEPS
COUNTRY
TO ADVERTISERS.
The East Oronlan haa
the largett paid clreolatloa
of any paper In Oregon, east
of Portland and aearlr
twice the circulation la
Pendleton of any etkaff
newipaper.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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WILL DECIDE MATTER
was put in operation. He passed the
afternoon listening to reports.
During the afternoon the Oklahoma
delegation of Roosevelters started a
movement to have a committee of the
new party leaders to go to Baltimore
to meet with the progressives in the
democratic ranks with the view of
getting them into the new organiza
tion in the event the Baltimore con
vention nominates a conservative
candidate..
FOULKE BANDIT MUST
RETURN TO PRISON CELL
Albany, N. Y., June 21. The court
of appeals today handed down a rul
ing upholding the decision of the ap
pellate division, remanding Foulke
E. Brant to Dannemora prison.
Brandr was valet to Mortimer Schlff,
the New York millionaire. He was
sentenced to 30 years imprisonment
on a charge of attempting to burglar
ize the Schlff home. Brandt alleged
he was sent to Jail on trumped up
charges, to protect a woman member
of the Schlff family. Brandt's charg
es were investigated but it is alleged
they were not substantiated
HOLDS ISMAY. CAPTAIN SMITH
RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK
London. June 21. That J. Bruce
Ismay and Captain Smith were equal
ly responsible for the Titanic disaster
and that the tragedy was due to lack
of proper seamanship, was the open
ing statement today of Attorney
Scanlan, M. P., appearing in behalf
of the Seamen's and Firemen's union
at the board of trade inquiry.
Harvard Defeats Yale.
New London, Conn.. June 21. Har
vard won the freshmen eight oared
two mile race from Yale. The Har
vard varsity won the four oared race
by two lengths.
STORM TOR YEARS
The lights In the business part of
the city came on last night but for tho
most part the residence districts were
lighted only by kerosene and candles.
A great deal of the damage has been
repaired today but some of the wires
are still down.
Reports from all sections of the
county indicate that the storm was
general. It struck Walla Walla
about an hour before it reached Pen
dleton and lis velocity was quite as
great as here, the tents of the 101
Ranch being razed and part of the
seats blown down. Fortunately no
serious Injury was sustained by any
of the spectators. The afternoon
train to pasco was held up more than
an hour by dense masses of weeds
blown across the track near Helix
and Fulton.
No great damage was done to tho
grain, according to the best advices
oMalna ble.
Rain followed the wind and washed
the atmosphere of Its dust particles,
but the most remarkable occurrence
of the storm was the drop in tem
perature which followed It. Before
the storm, the heat was suffopat In
but lat nl'jh.t it was coll eji niyh tie
overcoats and furs.
DAMAGES
PROPERTY